Onyx Films was a film production business in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1962 by Pierre Lamy and his brother

André Lamy André Lamy (19 July 1932 – 2 May 2010) was a Canadian film producer, who served as Canada's Government Film Commissioner from 1975 until 1979. In this position he was the Chairman of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Lamy was born in ...

. Their films include '' Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce'' ('The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl')'','' a satire.

Gilles Carle Gilles Carle, (July 31, 1928As fully funny, Carle had pleasure to always give himself one year less, and to let people think wrongly that he was born in 1929, "The Year of the Big World Crash": see on the Quebec French newspapers that many write ...

worked with the film company on several productions. The Canadian Post Office and Royal Canadian Mounted Police had contracts with Onyx to make films in 1971. The 2010 documentary film '' La vie privée d'Onyx'' ('The Very Private Affair of Onyx') directed by

Denys Desjardins Denys Desjardins (born 1966 in Montreal, Quebec), is a film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and film historian for more than twenty years. After completing studies in literature, film and communications, he directed several acclaim ...

is about the company's history.

Filmography

*'' Pas de vacances pour les idoles'' ('No Vacation for Idols') (1965) *'' Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce'' ('The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl') (1968)' *'' Deux femmes en or'' ('Two Golden Women') (1970) *'' Les Males'' ('The Males') (1971) *'' La Feuille d'Erable'' ('The Maple Leaf') (1971), a series directed by

Aimée Danis Aimée Danis (September 19, 1929 - May 8, 2012) was a Canadian film director and producer from Quebec.Guy Fournier"Aimée Danis, une femme si effacée" ''Le Journal de Montréal'', May 16, 2012. She produced the films ''Léolo'' and ''My Friend Ma ...

, Gilles Carle, and other *'' All Ears to Gaspé'' (1974), a documentary film about Quebec's Gaspé region. The film documents the lifestyle of the Gaspesie people in the area of fishing and tourism as well as the departure of young people. *''Carnaval d'hiver de Québec''

References

{{Reflist Canadian companies established in 1962 1962 establishments in Ontario Canadian film studios Companies based in Montreal